A confused Gu Meng naturally couldn't just be called back by Er Niang's inexplicable phone call during work hours, so she picked up her phone and started dialing her mother Ji Yun's number.

  Doo... doo... doo...

  The phone kept ringing, unfortunately no one answered.

  That's strange, she clearly heard her mother's voice just now.

  Gu Mian, who didn't believe in evil spirits, dialed her mom's phone number again.

  Doo... doo... doo...

  This time someone finally picked up: "Hello, is this Mangmang?"

  "Mom, is Auntie Er in our house? She just called me to go back home, what's going on?" Gu Mian hastily asked.

  "Wait a minute." The sound of Ji Yun's movement came from the phone, seemingly entering the bedroom, until the sound of closing the door was heard, before continuing: "Ming Ming, your second aunt somehow found out about the house and came to make trouble today."

  "House? Is it the one you and grandpa bought for me?" Gu Mian asked.

  "Hmm." A deep sigh came from Ji Yun's side.

  As soon as Gu Mei heard the news, she knew that things must have blown up. Er Niang was a person who loved to nitpick. Last time when Grandpa was hospitalized, she made a big fuss about Gu Nan's education and got Ji Yun to give her 30,000 yuan. Now that she found out that most of Grandpa's savings were spent on buying a house for her, she would definitely make a huge scene.

  Just thinking of Er Biao's tantrum, Gu Mian couldn't sit still. After Jin Ge and Zheng Laoban finished their discussion and came out, Gu Mian asked for leave and prepared to go home and take a look.

  Jin Ge was also very pleased and did not ask Gu Mian what she was taking time off for, he simply waved his hand and approved it.

  Having obtained approval, Gu Mei didn't dare delay any longer. After leaving the Ji Bao Shan house, she hailed a taxi and rushed home quickly.

  On the way, Erniang made several calls to Gu Mei, urging her to hurry back, with an increasingly impatient tone each time.

  "It's not right for you and your mother to hide such a big thing from us! I said when the old man was in hospital, let you take out the money, you said it was tight, it turned out that all the money was spent on Gu Mei!" Gu Mei had just walked into the house and opened the door when she heard Er Yi's loud voice.

  "Second Aunt, can't you just say it in a normal voice? Why do you have to yell so loudly that people outside can hear?" Gu Mei walked into the house, closed the door behind her and quickly walked over to her mother, Ji Yun.

  Ji Yun's face rarely showed a hint of anger, clearly she was infuriated.

  "Is this what I wanted to argue about? The old man is really too biased, Gu Rong is also the old man's biological son, why do all the good things go to you?" Er Niang saw that Gu Mian had returned. Her anger surged up another level, and her voice became even louder.

  "Mom, are you okay?" Gu Mei lazily responded to Er Yi's hysterical state, lowering her voice as she spoke to Ji Yun.

  "It's nothing." Ji Yun shook her head and continued: "Fortunately, your grandfather is not at home right now, otherwise I don't know if he would have been infuriated."

  Gu Mei scanned around in a circle and indeed did not see Grandpa's figure. Not only didn't she see Grandpa, but also didn't see Second Uncle.

  "Second Aunt, I know it's not right to keep the house thing from you, but this house wasn't entirely bought by Grandpa either. My mom also contributed a lot." Gu Mian glanced at the time and estimated that Grandpa might be back soon, wanting to calm Second Aunt down as quickly as possible.

  "You also know you're not right, if I hadn't heard from others that your family's new house is on a closed road, I still wouldn't have known about the house. Second Aunt glared at Gu Mian, continuing: "At first it was to make you look good for marriage, so I won't say anything more, after all Du Hao's family background is there, you can't just dismiss it. But you didn't end up marrying him, who knows what will happen in the future? You can't just occupy a toilet and not do your business!"

  "Xiao Jia, how can you say that? Mengmeng is your niece!" Ji Yun heard her sister-in-law's words as belittling her own daughter and couldn't help but angrily retort.

  "What's wrong with me? I'm telling the truth! My temper is straightforward, and I don't know how to say crooked words. You may not like it, but there's nothing I can do about it." Second Aunt stood with her hands on her hips, looking up at Ji Yun.

  "Ji Yun was so angry that she couldn't speak."

  Gu Mei looked at Er Niang who was still clinging to the house and couldn't help but wonder what her purpose was.

  The house has been bought and the name on the deed is also Gu Mei's, even if Er Yi said she disagreed now, it can't change this fact.

  If it gets to Grandfather Gu Ning's place, I'm afraid Second Aunt won't be able to get any benefits. After all, Grandfather is basically the one who has the final say in this family, and once he makes a decision, no matter what others say, it's useless.

  As far as she knew, when her second uncle was going to marry her second aunt, her grandfather did not quite agree with it, thinking that her second aunt was too fierce and would definitely be bullied by her in the future. At that time, her grandmother who had not passed away yet was already thoroughly conquered by her second aunt, calling her "Little Jia" all the time, but instead she didn't treat Ji Yun very well.

  The final result was just as Grandpa had expected. After getting married, Second Uncle indeed became completely dominated by Second Aunt. When he was young, he was slightly better off, but now that he's middle-aged, when speaking up, he has less and less confidence. All the big and small matters at home are all handled by Second Aunt.

  Although Second Aunt is a bit of a loudmouth, she never does anything useless. Since she didn't come to visit Grandfather at home when he was still alive, and today she came to our house and made such a fuss, there must be an ulterior motive behind it, and this motive is probably closely related to money.

  "Second Aunt, Grandfather is almost back. You also know that he has just recovered from his illness and the doctor said he can't be stimulated. If she hears you making a fuss here, who knows what will happen? I think we should have a good talk instead. Second Aunt, if you have any ideas, you can say them out loud." Gu Mian didn't want to continue beating around the bush with Second Aunt and got straight to the point.

  "I didn't want to bother Old Master either, but what choice do I have now?" Erniang's voice was subdued as she sat down on the sofa and let out a sigh. "You think I wanted it to be like this? I'm anxious too! Meimei, you know what your Second Uncle is like; if it weren't for me holding everything together, this family would've fallen apart long ago."

  Gu Mian and her mother Ji Yun exchanged a glance, then walked together to Er Shu's side and sat down.

  "Xiao Jia, what's wrong?" Ji Yun asked.

  Auntie's eyes turned red, and she took out a tissue to wipe the corners of her eyes: "Gu Nan is all grown up now. Although he was successfully admitted to a key high school, I had to find tutors for him to catch up with his studies before summer vacation even started, so he wouldn't fall behind others. Tutoring fees are expensive these days, and in just one month, it can add up to several thousand yuan. When the time comes for him to go to university, the tuition will be even more."

  Gu Mian and Ji Yun remained silent, neither of them spoke up.

  "Seeing that Gu Mei and her mother didn't continue the conversation, Er Yi continued: 'It's not easy to make money now, but for Gu Nan, even if it's hard, we have to make it. Your second uncle isn't cut out for business, these few years he's lost more than he's gained, I've been thinking that this isn't a good way, so I wanted to see if there are other ways.'"

  Ji Yun heard this and couldn't help but furrow her brow: "Didn't you guys just rent a storefront and start a clothing business not long ago? Are you giving up on it already?"

  "The clothing business is not doing well, and we've been losing money for several months. If we continue, we'll lose everything. I discussed it with Gu Rong, and we decided to open a small restaurant near the office buildings. I've already inquired about it, and there's a restaurant near the office building that has stopped operating, so we're thinking of taking over." Second Aunt said this with a smile at the corner of her eyes, as if she was very confident that opening a restaurant would make a lot of money.

  "Xiao Jia, opening a restaurant isn't an easy thing. Not to mention whether you can make money or not, but your and Xiao Shu's cooking skills seem to be...” Ji Yun wasn't very supportive of Er Niang's approach.

  When starting a business, it's normal to lose some money at first, but as long as you manage well, things will gradually get better. This isn't the first time Second Aunt has done this for just a few months before switching to something else and closing down due to losses.

  "I won't do it, but my brother will!" Erniang looked at Ji Yun and Gu Mian with a proud face: "Have you forgotten that my brother is a chef? I've already discussed it with him. As long as the restaurant opens, he'll be the head chef."

  "Your brother isn't working out of town, how did he suddenly come back?" Ji Yun asked.

  "He's getting married, so he came back here. We've discussed everything else, it's just this matter of money... The down payment needs to be made first, and I won't be able to afford the clothes for a while, and the people at the restaurant are also urging us...". Second Aunt looked at Ji Yun and Gu Mei with a worried expression, then said: "Originally, I wanted to borrow some from Old Master first, but suddenly heard that Old Master bought a house for Mei Mei, and last time Big Sister said you were short on cash, so I thought most of Old Master's money was spent on Mei Mei, so in a hurry... Mei Mei, Second Aunt didn't mean it, don't take it to heart."

  Second Aunt's words and tone expressed her own troubles and sorrows while also explaining that she didn't really have any opinions about Gu Mian.

  After saying so much, it's just one thing: they want to start a restaurant business now, but they're short of money. Gu Mian got the house from the old man, which is already unfair to them, so they should at least give them that money for their business.

  "Xiao Jia, since you also know, I won't hide it from you either. Our family really doesn't have any money left. When Old Master was hospitalized, we spent a lot of money, and you saw that too. After he was discharged, he still needs to recuperate, so...our family is in a difficult situation." Ji Yun said with difficulty.

  She's actually telling the truth, if they had money at home, they wouldn't have been worried about Grandpa's medical expenses in the first place.

  After selling the porcelain pillow, Gu Mei still had money left. However, she never thought of touching Gu Mei's money. The money was earned by her daughter through her own skills and luck, and now that she is about to start her internship, there are many places where she needs to use it, so she can't just take it out casually.

  The main thing is that this sister-in-law of hers isn't the first time to borrow money with such an excuse, it's just that every time she borrows money, it's like a meat bun hitting a dog and never coming back.

  She is selfish or whatever, her daughter's hard-earned money will not be taken out unless absolutely necessary.

  (Making up for the second update that wasn't written on the 8th, wiping sweat, I said I'd add more updates, can't be lazy, (*^__^*) hehe~~~~ asking for pink, asking for subscription~~~~)

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